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Fuel prices to go down 24%
March 31, 2020
Fuel prices to go down 24%
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) is forecasting between 16 and 24% drop in prices of fuel on the local…
Coronavirus outbreak to cost Ghana GH¢9.5 billion – Ofori-Atta
March 30, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak to cost Ghana GH¢9.5 billion – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, has disclosed that Ghana’s economy will lose GH¢9.5 billion due to the outbreak of the…
Food vendors, fisherfolk, others exempted from COVID-19 lockdown- Nana Addo
March 28, 2020
Food vendors, fisherfolk, others exempted from COVID-19 lockdown- Nana Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has imposed a two-week partial lockdown on Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi from Monday, March 30, 2020,…
Coronavirus: Use mobile app to pay bills to prevent virus spread – ECG
March 26, 2020
Coronavirus: Use mobile app to pay bills to prevent virus spread – ECG
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has urged the public to use its mobile app more often in the wake…
Coronavirus: Introduce double-track trading policy – Osabutey Abass
March 25, 2020
Coronavirus: Introduce double-track trading policy – Osabutey Abass
The Executive Director of Platform for Peace and Security Africa Mr. Osabutey Abass has recommended a double-track trading policy among…
GTA orders closure of all beaches
March 23, 2020
GTA orders closure of all beaches
The Ghana Tourism Authority has ordered the indefinite closure of all beaches across the country as part of measures to…
BoG cut policy rate to 14.5% amid covid-19 pandemic
March 19, 2020
BoG cut policy rate to 14.5% amid covid-19 pandemic
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic which has forced many Central Banks to cut policy rate, the Bank of Ghana…
$8.97m spent on printing new 100, 200 cedi notes – Finance Minister
March 17, 2020
$8.97m spent on printing new 100, 200 cedi notes – Finance Minister
The government spent some $8.97 million on printing the new 100 and 200 cedi notes which were introduced in November 2019.…
Parliament passes bill to stop accident cars’ importation
March 12, 2020
Parliament passes bill to stop accident cars’ importation
Parliament has passed the Customs (Amendment) Bill 2020, which seeks to ban importation of accident cars into the country. The…